What is the test for deprivation of income for an elderly woman in a relationship with a high-income individual?

Alberta, Canada


The following excerpt is from Swaren v. Swaren, 2007 ABQB 193 (CanLII):

In Czaplinska v. Caravaggio, supra the plaintiff was a Polish immigrant to Canada with little income earning capacity or language skills. During the relationship with the defendant the plaintiff was provided with a very comfortable lifestyle, numerous exotic vacations and room and board in reasonably luxurious house in southwest Calgary. Nevertheless, her contributions to the housekeeping and maintenance of the home constituted a deprivation.

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